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 Monday, December 01, 2008
Ask the Masters Sweepstakes!
12/1/2008 12:04:12 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

SWEEPSTAKES CLOSED

Memory Makers Books’ newest Ask the Masters title, Organizing Your Scrapbook Supplies, hit stores shelves this fall. To celebrate all the fantastic ideas, photos and tips, we’re giving you the opportunity to win an awesome Ask the Masters prize package (shown here):



If your scrap space needs some serious help, enter the
Ask the Masters "Save My Space!" Sweepstakes.


One lucky blog reader will be awarded a prize package that includes five F+W Media titles to help you organize your scrap space, your home and your life! Plus, gets tons of great ideas for crafting beautiful layouts, too.

SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE PACKAGE: Ask the Masters Organizing Your Scrapbook Supplies, Ask the Masters Making the Most of Your Scrapbook Supplies, Ask the Masters Scrapbook Solutions, Organize Now! and 601 Great Scrapbook Ideas

TO ENTER: Leave a comment on this blog post telling us why your space needs help.

The Ask the Masters Save My Space! Sweepstakes ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 18, 2008.

* Limit one entry per person per day
* Enter as many times as you like
* No purchase necessary to enter or win

On December 19, 2008 a winner will be drawn at random from among all eligible entries.


Click here for more information and to see the official rules.



Stay tuned this month for more Ask the Masters madness including forum fun, guest blog posts and ideas and advice from the Masters themselves. And don't forget about Memory Makers' special Get Organized issue, on newsstands now.


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12/1/2008 12:04:12 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #  Comments [150] 
12/4/2008 1:13:43 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My 13 month old is really starting to get into my supplies. I am piling more and more stuff up high so he can't reach it. I also have an open space in the dining room, which makes it more necessary to keep most stuff out of sight.
12/4/2008 2:49:45 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Because no matter how many times I clean up after a scrap day, I still feel like I'm wading through "stuff."
Stephanie D.
12/4/2008 5:55:44 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My dining room is "the room" where everyhing is stashed. I really need HELP organizing all of my supplies!!!! I would love to win this prize.
12/4/2008 8:53:29 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrap space needs serious help. I have been gathering supplies for about 6 years (since I was pregnant with my son) but never had a space to really work on projects until now. I have created many pages, but there are so many more that I need to make, the problem however is that my "new scrap space" is across town at my Mom's house. I work about 60 hours a week, plus go to school, so when I get to go there and scrap I really need to maximize my time, right now everything is shoved into a couple of big metal supply cabinets and it takes me longer to find what I need to make a page then it does for me to create the page I have in my mind. I need HELP, I need to get organized so that I can use my time more effectively.
12/4/2008 9:01:47 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have been reorganizing my 10 year accumulation of supplies for a bout a year and a half!I need help making everything easily accesible and figuring out how to declutter.
12/4/2008 9:06:53 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
it's a mess!
12/4/2008 9:07:54 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a great room, but I keep finding it's not enough space. I'm sure it really is, I just need a better vision. I need more ideas for compacting my storage space. I never quite get it cleaned up, before the next avalanche.
12/4/2008 9:27:28 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a scrapbooking space that doubles as an extra bedroom when the kids come over, and a lot of "stuff" that is not easily accessible. I am sure there is a better way to be organized so that I know where everything is and that I am able to use what I thought was "great" when I bought it.
12/4/2008 10:01:10 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have to share my scrapbook space with my dining room, sewing, and home office space. I would really like to make my space more efficient, so I can get more scrapbooking done.
12/4/2008 11:16:52 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have about 5 scrapbooks started...haven't finished scrapbooks i started 7 years ago in high school..my little girl is 13 months now and I have the title done on her scrapbook. I need to get organized! I have all my "stuff" however it's not organized where I can sit down and plug away at it.
12/4/2008 11:51:50 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help beacuse I have out grown it three times. First it was the dining room shelves, then I filled the bathroom linen closet (yeah I know not a great place for supplies, but hey it hubby doesn't look in there) and then I took over the family office. Help there's no space left for me to claim!
12/4/2008 12:11:53 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrap space is my dining room...it gets a little overwhelming...and creeps out into the living area. I'd love for everything to be right where I need it when I need it, but out of site when I don't....
12/4/2008 12:26:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My husband and I just moved(he got his first real job)to a very small town and an appartment that finally has an extra room to get out all of my scrapbooking stuff and it has become overwhelming now that it is all finally out of boxes for the first time!! I really need help with organization to make things more available to use. When I have in the past tried to organize it was on a smaller scale, but those things no longer work to hold everything now that I am finding stuff that is similar to the old things that have been organized. I feel like I am swimming in stuff, but am not sure how to organize and keep it cost effective since we are trying to save for a house!!! I finally have time to scrap, and a place to do it in-but I can't find things when I need them!!! Please help me so I can start scrapping again instead of digging out of all my stuff :0)!
12/4/2008 1:22:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I recently moved to Wisconsin to be near my fiance and am living with a woman in one room of her house. I have to keep everything I own in this one small room, including my ever-growing scrapbook supplies. I would love to learn more economical ways to organize so that I can happily live in a clean and organized space! :)
12/4/2008 1:27:44 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Help!! I have scrapbooking supplies all over my family room. Even my dog likes to trample it--got to love her anyway. I desperately need help.
12/4/2008 1:36:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
No matter how much I try to organize, there are still supplies everywhere. I would love some help getting my stuff organized in a way where it is still easy to see and get to!!!!
12/4/2008 1:37:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help because even though I have a (small) dedicated room, I always feel it's cluttered and not very condusive to creativity. I end up spending more time at a table in the living room than in my scraproom!
12/4/2008 2:08:08 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a great space for scrapping, but it's so unorganized, I can't scrap in it! The only thing I really have semi-organized is my paper, but everything else is a mess. I can find paper to match my photos, but when it comes to other embellishments, I don't know what to do. I would love some help organizing!
12/4/2008 3:50:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a room I want to use for crafts, but right now it is cluttered with storage boxes. Even once I get them all moved, I need help figuring out a way to organize it as a Craft room/ Office area. My desk and computer, and printer are all in there already, but the rest of the room is a wreck!
12/4/2008 4:14:43 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a very conflicted scrap area. It's got me worked up! I have most of my stuff stored in my 2 totes. Though I would love to move into my dining room. We don't use it anyhow. I don't like my scrap stash being stored away were I can't see it. My closet is the same way. I couldn't use a dresser with out a panic attack!
12/4/2008 7:23:33 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need something to help me get organized. I have so many things scattered throughout my craft room that I don't even know where to begin when it comes to scraping, and I have so many albums that I bought in anticipation that I'd actually fill them, but every time I look at my space I just walk away. I need organizational help! Thanks so much for the contest!
12/4/2008 7:40:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one pulling my hair out over my lack of organization of supplies! (Misery loves company?!) Seriously, I'm not ashamed to admit that I am lost and need some good organizational ideas. Thanks for entering my name into the contest!
12/4/2008 8:39:08 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a great scrap cupboard that i got free from a friend, however I need to know how to organize it so I can actually see and use my stuff, There is alot of wasted time digging for supplies to make a page and then putting it all away, I would love some tips and ideas !!!
12/4/2008 9:02:06 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I share my space with my daughters who also scrape - everything has become "ours" we really could us some organization.
12/4/2008 10:36:49 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help with all my stash!! We live in a 2 bedroom apt and I use a corner of the "office/storage/laundry hanging" 2nd bedroom! :) The problem is lack of space and lack of good storage solutions. I am unable to craft and scrap because I can't even get into my area!! Thanks for the chance!!
12/4/2008 11:53:36 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I get so flustered when I make a page and then two weeks later find something I bought for it and didn't use it cause I have so much stuff everywhere in boxes I can't find where it was stashed at. My husband just gave me the go ahead to take over the only room finished in our basement, finally after almost 2 years of begging. Now I'm so overwhelmed by the space and possibilites, I can't get organized. I still end up bunching everything together and can't think out of the box. My sister-in-law has announced she's bringing all her scrapbook stuff to keep at my house also so she won't have to keep packing up to come scrap. Now I really need help!!! Goodluck to everyone who enters and many thanks for running this contest!!!!
12/5/2008 2:26:07 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My Scrappin' Schoolroom needs help because it is small! Half is for homeschool and half is for scrapbooking and sewing... and on Black Friday I added the Cricut Expression to the mix!!! Yes, I need organization help!
12/5/2008 7:42:44 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My workspace is a mess. Way too much junk!
12/5/2008 9:35:37 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
my space needs help!!!! It is climbing up the walls (literally). I would like to get it organized!
12/5/2008 12:11:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I seem to have a lot of "organizers", but still have trouble finding/knowing what i have.
12/5/2008 1:14:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Oh my gosh !!!! My space needs help because I bring in more than I send out. I have this thing about embellishments and hybrid scrapping. I thought that digital scrapping would solve this overload of craft items and then the new love of hybrid came along to justify even more stuff. Please send me some help....
12/5/2008 2:30:53 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am short on space and storage.
12/5/2008 3:36:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have my own organizing system...however haven't been able to get myself organized since I've had a little one. And she is 14 months old now! I am still unpacking (we moved over a year ago) and I don't seem to get much done when I sit down to "plug away" I need help!
12/5/2008 3:52:42 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am trying to work with what I have (including refurbished baby food jars) but would love a more streamlined space!
12/5/2008 4:17:29 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Please consider organizing my scrapbook room! I think it would actually enhance my relationship with my husband. The room started out 1/2 computer and 1/2 scrapbook. Now he only has a small corner, and I even have boxes under his desk. I went to the convention in St. Louis and things are still in the boxes because I don't know where to put them. HELP! My next step is to move him completely out!
12/5/2008 9:31:48 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have hit a brick wall in the reorganization of my scrap/sewing room! I started a year ago! I have a great space, but I just need a little push & some great ideas for storage!
12/5/2008 10:40:09 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have only a small workspace, part of my master bedroom, so any tips to make better use of a small space would be a big help!
12/6/2008 1:29:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Boy, I sure could use this!! I have a disaster right now for my workspace.
Jeannie
12/6/2008 7:57:08 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I don't have enough room for all my projects.
12/6/2008 6:22:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My sb room looks like a sb store threw up in it! Please help me.
12/6/2008 6:26:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help organizing everything
12/6/2008 6:28:38 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am nothing if not organized! My whole life rests upon being organized (and having everything organized). Unfortunately, I reorganize my scrappin stuff so many times that I cannot find items when I want them! I am willing to sell/donate items if need be...I simply cannot spend any more $$$.
12/7/2008 1:11:59 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I share my scrap space with my living room and would love to have it hidden away in cupboards or something so it's not such an eyesore (plus keeping little fingers out of the stickers) =)

Thank you!
12/7/2008 1:59:31 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I guess I am a typical scarp-a-holic. So many pretty things stay unused because I do not have an efficient way to store them. I am blessed with a scrap room and when I clean it up it is wonderful. Then I work on something. I haven't found a way to keep my most used items handy and still able to access things I occasionally use. My biggest problem is paper storage! Thanks for the chance to learn more!
12/7/2008 8:06:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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12/7/2008 12:41:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am definitely a pack rat. I have such a hard time throwing anything anyway, thinking, this broken toy or interesting piece of styrofoam would make a great craft project. Inevitably, they usually do, but my home is over-run with clutter. But then again, isn't that the mark of a creative mind? :) Thank you for the great give-away.
12/7/2008 4:03:21 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I don't have a lot of space, but I have a lot of stuff! It really needs a better way to be organized too. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.
12/7/2008 5:35:29 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I just moved and my scrap space went from a room to a closet. Need to get it all to fit!
12/7/2008 6:54:09 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I've been going nuts trying to get Christmas cards done. I *know* I have the materials; where are they??? I need this help!
12/7/2008 7:26:54 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am in serious help! My Kitchen table has been taken over by my scrapbook supplies and my family has no where to eat! I need Organization!!
12/7/2008 8:57:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I just moved into an apartment and need this to organize my area better.
12/8/2008 4:28:55 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs desperate help, despite my target cubes, I have more stuff than I have room for and have piles of paper on the floor (to give away, but still), and stuff all over the place - my family is getting ready to kick me out over all my stuff...please help!
12/8/2008 3:17:51 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I would love to be able to revamp my scrap space! I have a long living room, my scrap space is what separates my kitchen from my living room and can be an eyesore when we have guests over who don't understand the "necessities" involved with my hobby.

Thank you for the opportunity!
12/8/2008 3:41:57 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I really need to revamp my space !!!
12/8/2008 10:05:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help desperately! I keep buying, buying and buying faster than I am using my supplies. I have started trying to organize but it doesn't seem as effective/user friendly as it could be (plus I still have stacks everywhere!). My husband may divorce me if I don't get my sb stuff organized soon (just kidding).
12/8/2008 11:34:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space is a mess. Thanks for the contest.
12/8/2008 11:37:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I want to enter so I can have everything in its place!
12/9/2008 7:49:56 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thanks for the contest!! My scrap space needs help!
12/9/2008 3:23:54 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Our homw is so small that I don't have a space just fir scraping. and so the kitchen table becomes my space!!! It works for now, but I'd love to have a space some day!!!!
Thanks!!!
I hope I win!!!
12/9/2008 3:48:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help! My space needs it that is.
12/9/2008 6:58:47 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need to organize my scrap space badly. It is in the basement of our home, and there is just too much other stuff around. It is hard to stay focused when my five year old is trying to get into my supplies because they are out for all to see, and get in to, for lack of storage. I get so frustrated that I end up taking whatever I am working on and go upstairs to the dining room table. I end up not scrapping as much as I would like because by the time I get everything upstairs, and layed out, my five year old wants something to eat or my husband needs my help with something. Then I am too tired to work, or too frustrated. If my space were more enticing and organized I just know that I would be more productive. As it is right now, I think it has been two months since I touched a page!!
12/9/2008 11:03:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
can i win so i can be organized.
12/10/2008 9:00:05 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
If anyone needs a craftroom do-over its me! I have a fantastic space (450 sq ft) and its almost useless! It should serve as a craftroom/guest room but right now it looks more like a storage space! I have no cabintetry or hiding places for things like holiday decorations and such that are congesting the room. Add to that my love for books and VOILA! Cramped, cramped, cramped!! HELP!!!
12/10/2008 10:11:55 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
this would be great!
12/10/2008 2:12:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My projects just keep piling up. I pull things out for a project, leave it in a pile, and then start another project! I need to get better organized so I can find what I need easily and have a place to keep ongoing project instead of piles. It's frustrating because I hate the mess and think I'd get more done if I were just more organized!!!
12/10/2008 3:01:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We have a dedicated playroom for all out games crafts and fun things. Over the years, we have collected so much stuff. Ok...I have collected so much stuff, my children no longer have a room to play and socialize in. Oh the guilt! I have been purging supplies, but when you don't have places to go with the things you have it is like a dog chasing its tail. You go around in circles and never get anywhere. I have SOOOOO Many cool things to use in my scrapbooks, but never enough time to work on them as I spend too much time looking for things. By, the time I find what I needed, I am burned out. I would apply to Clean House for help but I don't live in the LA area. Help me get rid of my mess and mayhem with some organization. I can then share all the memories I have with family. Right now all they will remember is what a mess I made of the playroom.
12/10/2008 3:30:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
In April I went to the convention in St. Louis. My daughter was with me and bought supplies for a wedding album. I bought supplies for a grandson album and a vacation album. My daughter got maried in June, my other daughter had a baby in June. The stuff from April is in boxes stuffed under a table. The pictures are in boxes on top of the table. The dog thinks the paper is a great thing to eat (it does make poop-scooping interesting). The shelves are full of embellishments for everything you can imagine! Any suggestions you have would help!
12/10/2008 3:58:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'd love to win these wonderful books!
12/10/2008 5:31:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrapbook table doubles as a sewing table. I could use a little getting that straightened.
12/10/2008 7:55:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'm just so excited about the possibility of help organizing my scrapping area!!!
12/10/2008 11:55:58 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We have an open floor plan in our home. My scrap space separates the kitchen from the living room. I'd love all the organizing help & inspiration I can get! =) Thank you!!
12/11/2008 4:01:39 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrap space is in limbo right now. We moved about a year and a half ago, and I had to give up my scrap room. My husband decided to convert part of the garage into a new scrap room for me, but it's still not finished! I have some of my things out in one corner of my bedroom, but it's always a shambles. Help with temporary organization, figuring out what to keep out and what to leave in boxes, would really help me right now -- who knows when that room will actually be finished!
12/11/2008 9:27:16 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need organization!
12/11/2008 11:36:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Perfect timing! We just found a new house and are moving in after Christmas. I have an ENTIRE room for my very own and I'm looking for ideas to make it the best scrap space it can be! Thanks for the opportunity!
12/11/2008 3:36:02 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My workspace is a mess. I could use some help.
12/11/2008 7:00:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space grows smaller everytime I look around, there is no place for me to store I more thing. This would be so great for me to get organized on all my family memories. thanks for the contest.
12/11/2008 10:23:58 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hmm why does my scrapbook room need help? Well because I just moved into it and am in the midst of re-organizing and heaven forbid purging items to make it cute and functional. Why do I need this prize because I gave up said scrapbook room so that my oldest daughter could come home from college and have her room again for a bit. I went to the basement (not creative for awhile but couldn't work there). Now that she has bought her own place I now have my room back and it is going to be great. I have sacrificed and really deserve this.
Thank you and Happy Holidays,
12/12/2008 7:01:45 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
As I was going to this web page to enter today, I realized that my mom's scrap space is in need of this much more than mine. Her scrap supplies have staged a revolution and taken over her scrap room and other various parts of the house!!! So this prize could help us both recover our spaces and get back to what is important, scrapping memories!!! Thanks for the opportunity, Masters!!!
12/12/2008 3:21:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need major help...you know sometimes it's just better getting an outsider to help you with your problems...then it all seems so clear...and then you wonder why didn't I think of that a long time ago...My scrap space is in the basement along with all the kids toys and video games ect...so from time to time I always find them getting into my things. I would like to have things organized better but just not sure how to go about doing it. Don't have a lot of extra money to spend on all the cool stuff right now so trying to deal with it the best I can with what I got...
12/12/2008 3:53:33 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help. We moved and I ended up with a small space to be creative in….Then I took up scrapbooking…Now my little space is smaller and closing in on me. I have a very little counter space that I actually work in and have added shelf after shelf, container after container, to no avail. There is very little walking space in there (there wasn’t much to begin with) now I can only get to my chair. I just wish I could pull everything out of there and neatly put it back in, where everything has it’s place….You know like Mission Organization….lol…
12/12/2008 4:21:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help bad because it's growing and I don't know how to make it all pretty. I've never really bought cutsie matching organizational items so the space looks so "ghetto" cause of all the diff. kinds of recycled storage items. I want it to look pretty and reflect the way I scrap. Hope you pick me.
12/12/2008 4:28:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help it takes me longer to find what I need to work with that it does to make what I want to create
12/12/2008 4:45:47 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My husband and I share a room: half is my scrap room, and half is his home office. He's always complaining about the chaos spilling from under my table and throughout the room. Help!
12/12/2008 4:52:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I just painted my scraproom and moved in my furniture and now
all of my STUFF has to be organized and moved in, so these
books could really come in handy about now. Hope I win!!!
12/12/2008 5:20:28 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We just recently moved and I can't find a thing! I look around at my space and I don't know where to begin. It would be nice to be able to just sit down and create instead of feeling the need to organize, clean and find. It is like one big I Spy room. Help!
12/12/2008 5:29:39 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have just learned that besides having to share my scrap space with a tv, Wii, electronic dart board, treadmill and blow flex machine...I now have to incorporate a 36" tv to replace the nice, compact 19" tv I had agreed to...my dh bought the bigger tv for the grandkids to play Wii on...ughhh! I need some storage solutions and decorating ideas that make my room look more like a studio and less like an arcade/gym!
12/12/2008 6:26:24 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Everything gets "dumped" in my craft room that does have a home. It really needs to be better organized just so I can walk into the room. No room to create in the craft room.
12/12/2008 7:08:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Oh my space needs help because it is toooooo small!!! I am having a hard time getting things to find a home in cramped quarters. Would love to see ideaas for it!
Thanks!!
12/12/2008 7:28:26 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space is in need of deep organizational therapy. I have very limited room as I am cramped into a small corner of our living room. I have a hard time locating supplies and items I need when doing pages it takes me a good hour just to hunt through things to find an item I need. Sometimes I end up buying duplicates cause I can't find something or don't remember having it. My addiction to scrapping and my unorganized small space are now butting heads and I am losing. Help Save Me!!
12/12/2008 7:48:01 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have a closet for my scrapping and I'm afraid to open the door.
12/12/2008 7:59:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My work space is very small and I could use all the help I can get to become organized and stay that way.
12/12/2008 8:01:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have an overabundance of craft supplies, which I LOVE, but I'm so busy stepping over boxes that I can't get any projects completed. There is NO FLAT SURFACE to work on! This collection of books would certainly help me to find a solution to organizing my supplies and knowing how to find what I'm looking for. Thank you for the chance to win !!
12/12/2008 8:19:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space has no flat surfaces that are empty. Too much stuff not enough space. No room to work or move very well. I'll think I'm organized and other stuff will appear and I have no where else to go. HELP!!!!!!!!!
12/12/2008 8:43:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have no real storage space. I have plastic containers and bags all over the room. I love the supplies, but have no place to put them. I would love to win!
12/12/2008 9:09:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We are in the process of building a new home. In this house I will finally have a room dedicated just to crafting which for me is mainly scrapbooking. In the past my "Craft Room" was a little hole of a room in our basement, dark and dreary. I know that now I wlll have more light and room for storage, but I have no idea where to begin.
It is an empty room now and I need to have some ideas on how to set it up so that the room will flow and I will be able to find items when I need them. Many things are now in tins and such. Though the tins are labled. I know there is a better way to do it so that I can find what I need easier, therefor maybe even finish a project in one sitting.
Knowing a better way to store the photos until I need them would be a great help also.
I would love to have some books that can help me with my delema. Right now I am thrilled with the prospect fo having a craft room, but overwhelmed with wondering how to set it up
12/12/2008 9:59:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrapping space is quite limited. I have my supplies (stash) spread out over 2 rooms. It takes me hours to scrap even 1 layout. I have to go back and forth between the rooms, and search through different storage containers to try and gather what I need to cut, glue, tape, embellish, etc. I have to drag a table over to the chair (because I am disabled and sit on a soft recliner), and then I have supplies on the chair next to me, on the floor and on the couch to my left. It's terrible. Do you have any suggestions on how I can organize myself enough to at least complete 6 or so layouts per month? I get so discouraged... Thank you for reading this. I hope each of you and your loved ones have a safe, happy and peaceful holiday season!
12/12/2008 10:23:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I sure need to win this contest, my scrap area is a disaster right now. It is frustrating trying to figure out a way to get things were they are easily accessible. I sure hope you choose me!
12/13/2008 12:03:36 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Why do I need the help, there are soooo many reasons? First, I just own way too much stuff, I have stamp sets I have had for over 2 years that aren't even put together yet cause they were buried in a pile I had forgotten about. There is stuff in the basement, the kitchen and packed into travel totes in the living room, really not a good way to be able to find anything. No wonder most of my projects are only in the halfway comleted stage. And then the kids want to "help", need I say anymore. How great it would be to bring some order to my chaos of scrapping and crafting supplies.
12/13/2008 1:02:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I love to scrap and make cards. I can't organize my daily life so I certainly can't organize my scrapbook supplies. I think if I read the books and put these ideas to work it'll help my out all the way around. I'd love to win this great contest. Thanks MMMasters!!!
12/13/2008 7:26:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need help. We live in a small house and finding a place for everything is difficult.
My scrapbook stuff is in totes and I can never find what I'm looking for. Taking precious time away from scrapbooking itself just looking for what I need is time consuming.
It would be a dream to be able to just have it all at the tips of my fingers so I can
create instead of waste time. I just need direction to get started with the organization.
Winning these books would give me inspiration and direction.
12/13/2008 4:50:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My good friend has got me back into scrapbooking, but it seems like my space is small and cramped. And messy.
12/13/2008 8:38:46 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I've been keeping my scrap booking supplies in random places and in my travel crop bag. Last March, my husband agreed to help me change our smallest bedroom into a craft room. Well, 9 months later it isn't even fully primed yet! I could use some help so I can get back to telling our stories instead of just dreaming about it...
12/13/2008 8:44:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I've been keeping my scrap booking supplies in random places and in my travel crop bag. Last March, my husband agreed to help me change our smallest bedroom into a craft room. Well, 9 months later it isn't even fully primed yet! I could use some help so I can get back to telling our stories instead of just dreaming about it...
(comment #102 has the wrong email address.)
12/13/2008 8:48:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrap area needs some organizational help, in a very much bad way. LOL! It separates our kitchen from the living room and is a cluttered eyesore.

Thank you for the opportunity to win these organizational and inspirational books!
12/13/2008 10:41:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need serious help to organize my supplies. In addition to scrapbooking and paper crafts, I do a lot of sewing for my kids, so my work space can get very cluttered and hard to work in. I need help!
12/13/2008 11:09:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I currently scrapbook on my kitchen table. I have to get everything out, scrapbook a little and then put everything away. I squeeze a lot of my things in a big tote organizer. And beleive me when I say, "it is getting very hard to move." We do not have a lot of room in our home for a specific scrapbook area, so I am needing help with finding different ways to turn a closet, or a small corner of a room into a dream space. Thank you for this opportunity.
12/14/2008 3:10:13 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My supplies are all over the place and I don't have a "space" where I can leave them out when I'm working on a project. This would really help me organize my materials and make my projects easier to work on.
12/14/2008 10:58:45 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help because I have too many little solutions that make even more of a mess. I would like a consistent way that makes it easier, not harder for me to find my goodies!
12/14/2008 4:02:37 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I've been bedridden for months, both before and after back surgery, and my husband has solely been running the house. (Need I say more? LOL) Now that I am up and able to do things, I have a lot of organizing to do and hobbies to catch up on. These books could help get me started in the right direction. What a wonderful prize! Thank you very much!
12/15/2008 9:11:57 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have lived in my home for almost 24 years. It is a 1600 sq.ft. home with four bedrooms. We had 2 sons who were 14 & 11 when I found out I was pregnant, I was almost 40! We had to rearrange our entire lives around this little one. I lost my craft/sewing room and we put my 11 year old in my craft room which is also our computer room. My computer was moved into the dining room. Since then my oldest has moved out on his own and my middle son came home from college after 2 years and is now doing online school. I have gotten my room back. There are two computers in it, 3 large desks, a crafting table that I made, a dresser full of craft supplies. I took the doors off the closet and placed all of my painting supplies in it. I can't get it organized. I paint, craft, scrapbook, digital photography, sew, quilt, etc. I also am in college full time as well as taking care of my 9 year old, Noah. This week we decided it was time to move to a new home, but we have to sell this home. I have been trying to organize and downsize the entire house for well over a year and I still have piles of stuff everywhere. I can't get a handle on any of it, I can't figure out how to store my stuff in my craft room. I stand in it and get overwhelmed and I just walk out. I want to organize it to show for selling but I want to keep the room productive. I am at a total loss and I need to get this all done in just a couple of months. I need HELP!!!!!
12/15/2008 10:21:19 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I currently live with my parents, due to financial hardships. My scrap desk is right in the living room, and like most people's it is quite messy! I would like to be able to make my part of the main room in the house look a little neater! Thank you, these look like great books!
12/15/2008 3:12:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
It is currently a cardboard box I have to lug in from the garage.
12/15/2008 6:18:43 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I think these books would be a big help and inspiration to getting my scrap area organized and in order. Thank you!
12/15/2008 7:56:43 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My friend is starting to get me back into scrapping so these would be a help.
12/15/2008 9:45:13 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
wOULD LOVE THIS,
12/15/2008 10:37:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have over 4oo rubber stamps and 30 years of scrapbooking and I have started but no matter what I do It does not work I could also own a paper store....I need use help!!!??? Please My Husband and Son would love it if this would get organized because then the basement would be complete..and I would BE A HAPPY WOMAN
12/16/2008 8:13:41 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
what a great contest thanks for the chance
12/16/2008 9:17:05 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My craft area is a danger zone -- I cannot find the things I own and hopefully after the holidays I can start implementing good solutions. I feel like I can be a lot more productive with my time and enjoy this hobby more if I had an organized space!
12/16/2008 11:49:58 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Nothing's getting better around here with the holidays and all the extra papers and whatnot. Help me, help me!
12/16/2008 4:49:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space definitely needs help! It's right next to our main entrance, and only has a half wall separating it from the door way, so it's the first thing everyone sees when they enter our home.......heeeeeellllllppppp!
12/16/2008 10:30:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I could use this... I have a table and everything is a wreck.
12/17/2008 2:11:02 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrapbooking space is my guest bedroom closet. And the doors to the closet are bi-pass sliding doors which don't open far enough to be able to get things in and out. I need this book! Everything is piled up on a chair and the bed. I am in serious trouble if I get an overnight guest! :(
Jeannie
12/17/2008 3:38:44 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My work space is crammed into my computer room. There is hardly enough space to walk through much less get any work done. I need help.
12/17/2008 5:20:44 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My scrapbooking room is part of the garage that we built in. It is so crowded and I can never find what I am looking for. I need so much help in layout of the room and organization of all my products. I purchase new products and then find I already own it. I've developed 5 arthritis diseases and now I have so much trouble just being able to move around and find my desk. I need so many suggestions on the best way to utilize what space I have so I can get busy doing my pages and not spending so much time organizing or trying to work without falling over the things on the floor. Wow...this sounds amazing and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this. Thank you for the opportunity.

Gayle Taylor
Abilene, TX
gaylememories@sbcglobal.net
12/17/2008 8:01:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I need more space but even then would I be organized?
12/17/2008 10:05:33 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
HELP! I've got the supplies to scrap the normal events in 2008: New Years, Easter, 4th of July, Birthdays, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. But I've also had the pleasure of one daughter's wedding, the other daughter's first son, one WILD trip to a scrapbook convention, and now my husband and I are adopting a girl in 2008. I've got the paper (somewhere), I've got the pictures (everywhere), I've got the page ideas (anywhere), I've got the embelleshments (up there). I've got the ribbon (under there). I've got the punches (in there). I've got the scissors (over there). But, I can't find anything IN THERE! I know I will use the advice from all of the authors to finally start, organize, and scrap the events in 2008.
12/17/2008 10:16:44 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We just moved into a house that cut our living space in half. Thats right in half. This is a temporary solution that will end in a couple of years when our boys graduate and we move to the country, but for now, we are in what I call a tiny house... Steve has been uber great about me leaving my scrapbook stuff on the table for a week at a time if I am in the middle of a project, but having to share our bedroom with all of my supplies is just down right saintly of him. You can barely walk in our bedroom as I have one complete wall of scrapbook supplies. It is a mess. Our house sold really quick so we had to move in a bit of a hurry and I didn't get a chance to truly organize. Not to mention I have this "temporary" state of mind that we won't be there long. ButI would love for him to spend the next year with our bedroom not looking like a war zone and to have things hidden and organized. (not to mention, he would probably like the kitchen table back...so a nice storage solution with a little table in the bedroom would be really nice! Sorry for the novel, it is just really something I would like to do for him!
12/17/2008 11:00:26 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I just really can't think of any other reason that I need this other than to say I am lost at times when I go into my room to crop and just can't seem to find anything I want to use for what I want to put together. Have you ever seen the show "Clean House"? I really need to do that in my own scrap room. I just love all the ideas that I can get from the book and the blogs when I can check them out too.
12/17/2008 3:42:22 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
All my scrapbooking stuff is in totes spread all over the house. I am not a very good organizer!
12/17/2008 3:49:44 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have accumulated a lot of supplies and try to organize them but I need help.... any one want to come over and play! lol

Clarinda
12/17/2008 5:01:39 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
The area is small; I need to use it wisely.
12/17/2008 6:35:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Me and my friend are cropping together at her house a lot and I need to have it organized to pack up and go.
12/17/2008 9:37:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Wow, I would love to have some direction on orgainizing my space. My sweet husband and kids let me share a room with their toys and computer however my stuff is taking over. With having 4 kids, it's so hard to find the time and energy (LOL!) to get organized but everyone would love it if I could have some help and let them regain some of their space back! I'll keep my fingers crossed!
12/18/2008 2:01:43 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I live near the coast in NJ and when they built the houses here 50 years ago, they were for the fishermen in the area. They didn't need a lot of space, but I'm always looking for ways to add more space without adding on. Being a single mother, any additional expenses can be nonexistant. These seem to answer a lot of my questions--I could really use them! Thank you for the contest!
12/18/2008 6:08:53 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Help I need help organizing my scrapbooking stuff!ty 4 the entry!:)
12/18/2008 8:57:28 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thank you for the chance to get organized! Much needed
12/18/2008 10:06:58 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I miss place stuff so often and I want to be creating not looking for my stuff it drives me crazy
12/18/2008 11:17:10 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I really could use the help with scrapbooking because I am such a novice beginner. I am getting overwhelmed by all of the stuff I am accumulating but no idea what to do next. Thanks for the giveaway!
12/18/2008 2:47:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
my home is so disorganized its not funny..i have junk stored in bins bins bins..i can never find anything :(
12/18/2008 7:15:56 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I just moved all of my scrapbooking supplies up into a spare bedroom. I don't have any working surface and I have half of the supplies in the room and half in the closet. It's confusing.
12/18/2008 7:37:49 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space needs help because I could use assistance with organization!
12/18/2008 9:33:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
My space is really a mess and I am starting to have a hard time finding things!
12/18/2008 10:00:01 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I think this is a wonderful opportunity to get some inspiration for clearing the clutter in my scrap area. My scrap area separates my living room from my kitchen and can be quite an eyesore and overwhelming to those who don't understand this hobby.

Thank you for the opportunity to win!

Happy Holidays!!!
12/18/2008 10:08:09 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I don't have an organized space. My material is scattered all over. I cannot seem to organize my space.
12/18/2008 10:15:26 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am pretty new to scrapbooking and I have a whole bunch of supplies, but absolutely no order to them what-so-ever. It makes it extremely difficult to work and I often can't find things and things sometimes disappear into the hands of my young children. I really need help! Thank you so much for the great contest!
12/18/2008 10:24:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hopefully I can start the new year with an organized space and have a productive year! I really need the help organizing all my "stuff" and be able to find all the things I need to create!
12/18/2008 10:40:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I usually scrap in the living room. I need more organized storage.
12/18/2008 10:53:33 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
We are moving into a new house after the first of the year and I will be setting my space up from scratch in our spacious new laundry room. Currently, my scrap space resides in a portion of the living room with the toys and couch and television and is hopelessly messy and unorganized.
12/30/2008 8:03:04 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'm having to share my scrap space, with no desk, w/ a laundry room, well a no longer working laundry room and a water softner system and 2 HUGE wardrobes only cause there's no where else in the house to put them. I've made due with what I have, but boy it needs some help. I need help, I'm all about organizing but there's no room to really do that in the room after being repetedly told I can do what I want but I have to keep everything in there as is. Thanks and please help me. I'm going crazy
1/7/2009 8:48:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Because I cannot move in my scrap room. I have to drag things out to another room to sort them. I actually scrap in the den because my scrap space is such a wreck.
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